Student-Centered Learning: Impact Academy of Arts and Technology Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 29, 2014 CHANNA MAE COOK-HARVEY With a distinct focus on personalization and student engagement, Impact Academy of Arts and Technology High School (Impact Academy) stands out as a unique learning environment when compared to neighboring comprehensive high schools.…
Student-Centered Learning: Life Academy of Health and Bioscience Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 29, 2014 NICKOLE RICHARDSON AND JOE FELDMAN At Life Academy of Health and Biosciences (Life Academy) in Oakland, California, student voice and choice drives every decision: what and how to teach, what structure will equip students and teachers…
College Readiness Meets Global Competence Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 13, 2014 KATIE BAYERL AND EVE GOLDBERG In 2003, Asia Society launched a network of schools with an ambitious, two-part mission: close the achievement gap for low-income and historically underserved secondary students, and address the growing opportunity gap between what American…
Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page January 01, 2014 CHRIS STURGIS How do you design grading policies that actually communicate academic performance to students and parents? As more schools and districts begin to develop competency-based pathways that allow students to progress based on demonstrated mastery…
Gateway Cities Vision for Dynamic Community-Wide Learning Systems Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page November 13, 2013 BENJAMIN FORMAN, JULIANNE VIOLA, AND CAROLINE KOCH To sustain Massachusetts’s economic growth and ensure all students graduate college and career ready, the state should look to its Gateway Cities, small to midsize urban centers that are…
Education Indicators for Maine 2013 Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page November 08, 2013 TANNA CLEWS AND MICHAEL E. DUBYAK In its first Education Indicators for Maine report, Educate Maine assesses the state’s education pipeline according to ten indicators of success, from public pre-K to on-time college graduation. The authors emphasize the need…
High Tech High Network: Student-Centered Learning in Action Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page August 21, 2013 DAVID STEPHEN AND EVE GOLDBERG At High Tech High schools in San Diego, students are evaluated on mastery of content—not time spent in class. Students engage in multi-disciplinary and field-based learning opportunities to build skills like…
Weaving Skill Ropes: Using Metaphor to Enhance Understanding of Skills and Learning Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page March 19, 2013 MICHAEL ERARD This report from the FrameWorks Institute’s Core Story of Education project presents “Weaving Skill Ropes” as an explanatory metaphor to help explain the concepts of skills and learning–specifically, what skills…
The Promise of Extended Learning Opportunities: New, Powerful, and Personalized Options for High School Students Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 05, 2013 NICHOLAS C. DONOHUE This article by NMEF President & CEO Nicholas C. Donohue was published in the research compendium, Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and…
Necessary for Success: Building Mastery of World-Class Skills – A State Policymakers Guide to Competency Education Download the Full PDFBack to Publications Page February 01, 2013 SUSAN PATRICK AND CHRIS STURGIS As students continue to drop off the “conveyor belt” of today’s factory-like school system, state policymakers are exploring student-centered alternatives to seat-time progression.…